200-pound black bear spotted in a California backyard, triggering shelter-in-place
By Debora Villalon
Bear climbs tree in San Anselmo backyard, causes a shelter-in-place
A black bear climbed a tree in a San Anselmo backyard on Thursday, causing a neighborhood to shelter in place. The bear eventually came down on its own with some encouragement from first responders and headed out into open space.
SAN ANSELMO, Calif. - San Anselmo became bear country for several hours on Thursday.
A black bear weighing about 200 pounds was spotted in a backyard, triggering a local shelter-in-place precaution.
The bear was about 40 feet up in a tree near Tamalpais Avenue and Cedar Street.
Lost 200-Pound Black Bear Ends up in Backyard Tree in California Town
On 5/14/21 at 1:08 PM EDT
A lost black bear was spotted 40 feet up a tree in the backyard of a home in Marin County, California, on Thursday.
Police arrived at the house in the town of San Anselmo at around 4:45 p.m. after residents reported seeing the 200-pound animal in the yard, ABC 7 reported.
As word of the bear sighting spread around the neighborhood, which is just a few blocks from downtown, locals began to gather hoping to catch a glimpse of the animal.
Read more It s majestic and beautiful but it must be scared, one neighbor, Natalie Harvey, told KTVU FOX 2. I hike and I think about mountain lions all the time, but I ve never heard of a bear around here.